[XPERIA X10 General] :
It's really sad all this negativity in this forum dedicated to this device...

Anyway. You have been taken down by the bad comments about X10.

I can't deny there's some true, not upgrading to 2.2/2.3 was a terrrible decision (I can't call it 'strategy', sorry) when the phone is capable to run any of those Android versions, and that has been demostrated already with all the custom ROMs available right now. The problem is that we are seeing other devices from another brands being officially upgraded to 2.2 or even 2.3 and those phones have similar specs of X10, while most of us (I will include myself, even if I don't have that opinion) feel we're stuck in Eclair, and SE doesn't care about it...

...But it is SE's fault, not X10's.

When I decided to buy mine, in november 2010, I had four more options beyond X10: X8, iPhone 4, LG Swift and a Blackberry. The two options I discarded in a first 'round' were the Blackberry and X8, then after thinking so much I decided getting X10. Believe me, I don't have any regrets about my decision, even if SE won't update Android I still have very much reasons to love my X10, starting with its unique design, a lot better and sexier than the ugly iPhone 4, and because Android 1.6/2.1/2.2/2.3 > iOS/Windows mobile/Symbian/Blackberry OS.

Do I blame SE for not upgrading it? Yes, but Im not a hater, I only wonder why their took such a bad decision. It isn't necessary to be a business expert to see that was a mistake. And new Xperias argument is just an excuse trying to justify that; yes, X10 was an xperiment wich they don't want to work in anymore, they rather to release little updates and focus on their new phones instead, giving arguments that sometimes sound ridiculous. But that doesn't make X10 a bad phone. Bad phones = those with the cheapest harware, an ugly or rip-off design, a slow and unfriendly closed system (Symbian, anyone?) and very limited hardware specs. I can't call my X10 bad when it has a 1GHz processor, a 8 mpxl camera, and more. Thank's a lot I don't own a Nokia/Alcatel/Pantech phone!

When I say I won't change my X10 until 2013 some people tell me Im crazy. Well, this is my answer to them: firstly Im not a consumer sheep, I like to see what's the new fashion in electronics/smartphones but that doesn't mean I feel impatient for getting them and for me, it doesn't matter if new "superior" phones are coming, I think those phones doesn't deliver a totally new thing not seen before (let's see in two years) that makes me run to buy them as soon as they're available in the nearest electronics store. Secondly, people should learn to enjoy and take a full advantage of what they got instead of thinking about changing every 1 year, or even worse, each six months. Third, Im not rich. I won't buy a thing just 'cause it is new, even it doesn't even fullfill my requests. I feel sorry for those who feel down by having a X10 or another phone they bought in 2010 and they think they have an old device in their hands just 'cause the brands and the consuming tendences tell them so...

My advice: learn to enjoy the phone you already chose. You cannot go in life walking around and asking for the opinions of others when you don't have your own point of view. You haven't even used it but you're already feel disappointed. I can tell you won't have a bad experience when you use it, probably some little lag 'cause SE layers and dualtouch doesn't work in some games, but come on, it isn't the end of the world! There are many tools to make this phone great, mentioning them shouldn't be necessary: xRecovery, JIT, custom ROMs, Launchers, themes... And more.

But if you have the oportunity of changing it, then go ahead. I tell you that you will lose the chance of having a unique phone ;) But next time, read first the specs. of a phone closely and see if whay you're going to buy fullfills your exclusive needs, not the needs of people.